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arXiv:quant-ph/0201098 · Fortschritte der Physik

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Relations and Quantum Optics

G. S. Agarwal

Published May 1, 2002• 10 citations
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Abstract

We present a brief review of the impact of the Heisenberg uncertainty relations on quantum optics. In particular we demonstrate how almost all coherent and nonclassical states of quantum optics can be derived from uncertainty relations.
DOI
10.1002/1521-3978(200205)50:5/7<575::aid-prop575>3.0.co;2-3

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